Curing the Ayotte extortion....

The President could appoint Huntsman. He's available, has worked for the administration before, and would be adequate. Huntsman, I believe, would gladly slap down the loony right wing of his own party that rejected him. The gop senate delegation could either eat shit and capitulate to Mr. Obama or give us the national tv spectacle of a group so far removed from bipartisanship as to refuse to confirm Sec State from their OWN party that they had previously confirmed as ambassador to China...That's tv I'd watch either way.

13. By that argument the Defense Secretary who defends the President/USA

in the first place from threats is more important.

But I get where you are coming from (and see how you raked the positions which is accurate) so we don't need to endlessly debate. I just feel in my opinion there are MANY things going on at all times and we have been forced to focus on two (the fiscal... not such a steep cliff... cliff & PetraeghazCIAGate).

There are still people hungry in the USA (HHS), there are still people without power in NYC (DoE/HuD), our national infrastructure is crumbling (DoI), schools are failing (DoE), and millions American's are under/unemployed (DoL).

16. Tell that to the people who were worth 3/5 of a man for many years...

18. Non sequitur

And frankly illogical. That is no longer part of the constitution and has nothing to do with this discussion. Whether you despise the constitution or not, it is the binding and highest law of this nation.

7. Appoint a Republican as Secretary of State? No.

8. It COULD be a conspiracy...

and of course they would find something else to complain about. I am suggesting we CONSPIRE to openly split the two wings of the gop. The fallout of their infighting would help to drive out some at both extremes of the party or even possibly split it forever. Huntsman would be adequate and I see little downside.